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Narli Purnima is falling on this day, know why this day is special for fishermen
Samira Vishwas | June 26, 2025 12:24 AM CST

Narli Purnima is the main festival of the fisherman community which is mainly celebrated with full devotion and devotion in the coastal regions of Maharashtra, Konkan, Goa and South India. This year this festival will be celebrated on 9 August 2025. This festival has great importance in fishermen society, both religious and culturally.

Let me tell you, “Narli Purnima” literally means “Purnima, which offers coconut.” This festival is celebrated on the full moon day of Shravan month. Explain that fishermen consider the sea to be the ‘sea god’, because the sea gives them livelihood and life is a medium of subsistence.

Therefore, on this day, people of fishermen society worship with their true heart. In such a situation, let us know when Narli Purnima is 2025, what fishermen do on this day.

What is Narli Purnima 2025 correct date

Let us tell you, this year coconut i.e. Narli Purnima will be celebrated on 9 August 2025. Shravan Purnima is known as coconut Purnima in Maharashtra, mainly in coastal and Konkani regions.

Auspicious time of Narli Purnima 2025

Sawan Purnima Tithi starts- August 08, 2025 at 2:12 pm

Sawan Purnima Tithi ends- August 09, 2025 at 1:24 pm

Pooja Muhurta- 7.27 in the morning- 9.07 in the morning

12.26 afternoon – 2.06 noon 2.06

Why do Narli Purnima celebrate after all

Narli Purnima has great importance in the fisherman community. This auspicious day is dedicated to the sea god Varun. Coconut has special significance on Narli Purnima. On the occasion of coconut Purnima, devotees worship Varun Dev and offer coconut to the deity of the sea.

According to religious beliefs, the sea god is pleased by worshiping the sea on the occasion of Shravan Purnima and protects them from all the inauspicious events of fishermen.

This festival symbolizes the onset of fishing and water-trade for fishermen. It is also believed that after this day, the direction of the sea winds and their intensity is adapted to fishing.

How ‘Narli Purnima’ is celebrated

Let me tell you, this festival has great importance in fishermen society, both religious and culturally. Dance and music are an integral part of the festival. In this festival, sweet coconut rice is made in traditional food, which are eaten with great fervor with curry. During the festival, coconut is offered to the Varuna Devta in the sea and the success of water trade is wished.

The sea is sacred for fishermen because it is a means of their living. On the day of Narli Purnima, they also worship boats.

Why do coconut offer coconut on Narali Purnima

In all festivals of Hinduism, coconut is considered auspicious and sacred, so offering coconut to the sea god is considered a medium to please them, so that the water journey can be safe and successful.


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